2 Kings 11

Jehoiada the priest orchestrates a coup against usurper queen Athaliah, who had slain the royal heirs; he crowns the young Joash (Yo'ash) king in the temple of YHWH, executes Athaliah outside its precincts, and leads the people to destroy the house of Ba'al, restoring Davidic rule and covenant obedience to YHWH.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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Verse 2 וַ/תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and took and she took HC/Vqw3fs יְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤏 yehosheva Jehosheba Yahweh-has-sworn (f.) HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter HNcfsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa י֠וֹרָם 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 yoram Joram Yahweh-Is-Exalted (masculine personal name) HNp אֲח֨וֹת 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕 achot sister sister of HNcfsc אֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 achazeyahu of Ahaziah Yah Has Seized HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יוֹאָ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh-has-given HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc אֲחַזְיָ֗ה 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄 achazeyah of Ahaziah Yah Has Seized HNp וַ/תִּגְנֹ֤ב 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤍𐤁 vatigenov and stole and she stole / and you (masculine singular) stole HC/Vqw3fs אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms מִ/תּ֤וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from-among from the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons builder-sons HNcmpc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa ה/ממותתים 𐤄/𐤌𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤌 hmmvttym who were dying the death-stricken ones HTd/VHsmpa הַ/מּ֣וּמָתִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 hamumatim who were being killed the ones being put to death HTd/VHsmpa אֹת֥/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[et] and (the very) HC/To מֵינִקְתּ֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤕/𐤅 meyniqeto his nurse his nursing-woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms בַּ/חֲדַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤓 bachadar in chamber in the inner chamber HR/Ncmsc הַ/מִּטּ֑וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤕 hamitot of the beds the stretch-out beds HTd/Ncfpa וַ/יַּסְתִּ֧רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤅 vayasetiru and they hid And they caused to be concealed HC/Vhw3mp אֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-3 him him HTo/Sp3ms מִ/פְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from before from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ 𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 ataleyahu Athaliah Constrained-by-Yah (feminine name) HNp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הוּמָֽת 𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤕 humat he was killed he was caused to die HVHp3ms
Verse 4 וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 uvashanah And in the year and in the turning year HC/Rd/Ncfsa הַ֠/שְּׁבִיעִית 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤕 hasheviit the seventh the seventh (feminine) HTd/Aofsa שָׁלַ֨ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach sent he sent forth HVqp3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֜ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada YHWH-Knows HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey the captains ruling-princes of HNcmpc ה/מאיות 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤕 hmyvt of hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa הַ/מֵּא֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot of the hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa לַ/כָּרִי֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤓𐤉 lakari of the Carites to the flock-leader HRd/Ngmsa וְ/לָ֣/רָצִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 velaratsim and of the guards and to the runners HC/Rd/Vqrmpa וַ/יָּבֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought and he brought HC/Vhw3ms אֹתָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יִּכְרֹת֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 vayikherot and made and he cut HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem with them HR/Sp3mp בְּרִ֜ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit a covenant cutting-compact HNcfsa וַ/יַּשְׁבַּ֤ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 vayasheba and put under oath and he caused to swear HC/Vhw3ms אֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam-2 them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in house in the house of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יַּ֥רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and showed and he saw HC/Vhw3ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam-3 them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 9 וַֽ/יַּעֲשׂ֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they did and they did HC/Vqw3mp שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey the captains ruling-princes of HNcmpc ה/מאיות 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤕 hmyvt of the hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa הַ/מֵּא֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot of the hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa כְּ/כֹ֣ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr צִוָּה֮ 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he laid a charge HVpp3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada YHWH-Knows HNp הַ/כֹּהֵן֒ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקְחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and they took and they took HC/Vqw3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each individual man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his (definite object-marker) HTo אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 anashayv men his man-kind HNcmpc/Sp3ms בָּאֵ֣י 𐤁𐤀𐤉 baey coming those coming in HVqrmpc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֔ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat on the sabbath the Cessation HTd/Ncbsa עִ֖ם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR יֹצְאֵ֣י 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤉 yotseey going out the goers-out (of) HVqrmpc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat-2 on the sabbath the Cessation HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came and they came-in HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada-2 Jehoiada YHWH-Knows HNp הַ/כֹּהֵֽן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 14 וַ/תֵּ֡רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw and she saw HC/Vqw3fs וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm הַ/מֶּלֶךְ֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa עֹמֵ֨ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed standing the one standing HVqrmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR הָ/עַמּ֜וּד 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃 haamud the pillar the standing-pillar HTd/Ncmsa כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 kamishepat as the custom according to the judgment-decree HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehasarim and the captains and the ruling chiefs HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/חֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 vehachatsotserot and the trumpets and the piercing trumpets HC/Td/Ncfpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el beside toward HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc עַ֤ם 𐤏𐤌 am people a kin-group HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa שָׂמֵ֔חַ 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samecha rejoicing a rejoicing man HAamsa וְ/תֹקֵ֖עַ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤏 vetoqea and blowing and one blasting HC/Vqrmsa בַּ/חֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 bachatsotserot with trumpets with the blare-trumpets HR/Ncfpa וַ/תִּקְרַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤏 vatiqera and she tore and she called out HC/Vqw3fs עֲתַלְיָה֙ 𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤄 ataleyah Athaliah Constrained-by-Yah (feminine personal name) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et her (definite object-marker) HTo בְּגָדֶ֔י/הָ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤄 begadeyha clothes her garments HNcmpc/Sp3fs וַ/תִּקְרָ֖א 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 vatiqera-2 and cried and she called out HC/Vqw3fs קֶ֥שֶׁר 𐤒𐤔𐤓 qesher Treason a binding-conspiracy HNcmsa קָֽשֶׁר 𐤒𐤔𐤓 qasher Treason a binding conspiracy HNcmsa
Verse 15 וַ/יְצַו֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he charged HC/Vpw3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada YHWH-Knows HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains of ruling-princes of HNcmpc ה/מיאות 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤕 hmyvt the hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa הַ/מֵּא֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot the hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa פְּקֻדֵ֣י 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤉 pequdey officers of mustered ones of HVqsmpc הַ/חַ֗יִל 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 hachayil the army the force HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp הוֹצִ֤יאוּ 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅 hotsiu bring out they caused to go out / you (masculine plural) caused to go out HVhv2mp אֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah her her/it HTo/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house from the house HR/Ncmsc לַ/שְּׂדֵרֹ֔ת 𐤋/𐤔𐤃𐤓𐤕 lasederot between the ranks to the ordered-rows HRd/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/בָּ֥א 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤀 vehaba and the one who comes and **the coming one** HC/Td/Vqrmsa אַחֲרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄 achareyha after her behind her HR/Sp3fs הָמֵ֣ת 𐤄𐤌𐤕 hamet put to death the dead one HVha בֶּ/חָ֑רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becharev with the sword with the desolating sword HRd/Ncfsa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he had said he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תּוּמַ֖ת 𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤕 tumat be put to death she was caused to die HVHj3fs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house house HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 18 וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came and they came-in HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all the whole, all, every HNcmsc עַם֩ 𐤏𐤌 am the people a kin-group HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֜עַל 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋 habaal of Baal the Master-Lord (Baal) HTd/Np וַֽ/יִּתְּצֻ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤑/𐤄𐤅 vayitetsuhu and they tore it down and they tore him down HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo מזבחת/ו 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤕/𐤅 mzvchtv its altars his sacrifice-altars HNcmpc/Sp3ms מִזְבְּחֹתָ֤י/ו 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mizebechotayv its altars his slaughter-altars HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [et] and (the very) HC/To צְלָמָי/ו֙ 𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤉/𐤅 tselamayv its images his shadow-forms HNcmpc/Sp3ms שִׁבְּר֣וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 shiberu they broke they shattered HVpp3cp הֵיטֵ֔ב 𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤁 heytev thoroughly make it good! HVha וְ/אֵ֗ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [et] and (the very) HC/To מַתָּן֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤍 matan Mattan Gift (masculine singular proper name) HNp כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤄𐤍 kohen priest officiating priest HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֔עַל 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋 habaal-2 of Baal the Master-Lord (Baal) HTd/Np הָרְג֖וּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 haregu they killed they struck down dead HVqp3cp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc הַֽ/מִּזְבְּח֑וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤕 hamizebechot the altars the slaughter-altars HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יָּ֧שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֛ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa פְּקֻדּ֖וֹת 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤕 pequdot the officers oversight-appointments HNcfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 19 וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains ruling-princes of HNcmpc הַ֠/מֵּאוֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot of hundreds the hundreds HTd/Acbpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To הַ/כָּרִ֨י 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤉 hakari the Carites the Ram-Guard HTd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and (the very) HC/To הָ/רָצִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 haratsim the guard the runners HTd/Vqrmpa וְ/אֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and (the very) HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am people a kin-group HNcmsc הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּרִ֤ידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤃𐤅 vayoridu and they brought down and they caused to descend HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house from the house HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יָּב֛וֹאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came and they came-in HC/Vqw3mp דֶּֽרֶך 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekh way trodden-path of HNcbsc שַׁ֥עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar gate opening-gate of HNcmsc הָ/רָצִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 haratsim-2 of the guard the runners HTd/Vqrmpa בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and he sat and he settled down HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR כִּסֵּ֥א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise throne canopied throne of HNcmsc הַ/מְּלָכִֽים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamelakhim of the kings the kings HTd/Ncmpa